Buckle



N0. 607,060. Patented July I2, "398.

A. LORD.

BUCKLE.

(Applicatidn filed June 5, 1897.)

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ALMON LORD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE CONSOLI- DATED FASTENER COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,060, dated July 12, 1898.

Application filed June 5,1897. Serial No. 639,526. (No model.)

To on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, ALMON LORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in Kings county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fastening Devices, of which the following is a full specification.

My invention relates to that class of buckles used on gloves, garments, and the like; and it consists in certain improvements inconstruction hereinafter described in detail, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figures 1 and 3 show the blanks from which pieces A and B of my fastening device are formed. Fig. 2 shows in perspective the staple by which the two members of the buckle are secured to the flap of a glove or other article. Fig. 4 shows the open front of a glove or other article having the pieces A and B secured, respectively, to the under and upper sides of its flaps O and D. Fig. 5 is the same as Fig. 4 with the flap 0, carrying the piece A, turned back. Figs. 6 and 7 show, respectively, cross-sections on the line 6 6 and '7 7 in Figs. 4 and 5. Fig. 8 shows the front of a glove or other article closed by my improved article. Fig. 9 is a cross'section on the line 9 9 in Fig. 8.

My improved buckle consists of two membersthe upper or male piece A and. the under or female piece B-struck up from sheet metal and secured, respectively, to the two flaps of the article to be closed.

As shown in the drawings, the blank A has the reduced end on lip V, the rounded end V, and the notches a a, through which the staple or other device is passed, by which the member is secured to the under side of the flap of a glove or other article. The crosssection of the piece A, when finished, Ipreferably make S-shaped, as shown in Fig. 6, having the end W bent into a downwardlyconcave hook, while the end V is bent into an upwardly-concave hook.

As shown in Fig. 3, the blank 13 has the notched and turned-up end Z, by which it is attached to the upper side of the flap D by a staple c. I preferably stamp out the center Y of the blank on three sides, forming a springfiap attached at its end nearest the end Z.

end Z is rolled upwardly and backwardly,

confining the attaching-staple and also forminga bar with which the hook WV on the piece A may engage. The pieces A and B are shown attached to their respective flaps by staples c, which I prefer, as it enables me to easily change the position of the pieces A and B on the flaps without injury to the flaps but it is evident that any other means of attachment, such as integral tan gs, rivets, or sewing, could be employed as well.

In order to clasp the fastening device when the pieces A and B are properly secured to their respective flaps, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6, the flap O, carrying piece A on its under side, is turned back, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, and the hook V of the piece A is engaged with the bar X of the piece B. with the bar ,X as a fulcrum, the piece A is pressed over until it is fiat upon the piece B, and when in this position the parts are so proportioned that the hook V will be beneath the bar X, while the hook XV on the piece A will snap over the bar X and its sides .2 on the piece B, both hook and bar being resilient, and thus the pieces A and B will be held together until the hook WV is snapped off the bar. This can easily be done by an upward pull, but not by a pull in the direction of the length of the piece A, to which the fastening device is subjected when used on a glove or similar article.

Fig. 9 shows in section my improved fastening device when the pieces A and B are locked together, while Fig. 8 illustrates the neat appearance of my fastening device when used to close the wrist of a glove.

lVhen the piece A is hooked upon the piece B, as described above, and pressed over to close the fastening device, it acts as a lever and draws the flaps very tightly together, thus providinga simple and efficienttake-up.

The simplicity and small number of parts of my fastening device, together with its ease of attachment and operation and firmness when closed, render ita very desirable article of manufacture.

What I claim is- 1. A fastening device for gloves and other articles, consisting of two members wherein the upper or male piece A is provided with a lip at its rear end and a hook at its forward end, and the under or female piece B is provided at its forward end with a slot and at its rear end with a locking-spring, all substantially as shown and described. I

2. A fastening device for gloves and other articles, consisting of two members, a male member having engaging ends, and a female member having a slot and a leaf-spring in rear thereof at one end, and a rolled-over engaging bar at the other end, allsubstantially as shown and described.

ALMON LORD.

Vitnesses:

WM. V. A. POE, O. E. BUNTA. 

